Category: Apple

By Stephen Silver Monday, August 13, 2018, 07:11 pm PT (10:11 pm ET) In a meeting in a New York loft last year, Apple told around 30 developers that they ought to embrace subscription models. According to a report this week by Business Insider, Apple convened an invitation-only meeting in New York in April…

Apple has started to distribute the seventh betas of its milestone operating systems to developers for testing, with new builds of macOS Mojave, iOS 12, tvOS 12, and watchOS 5 made available just a week after the last batch. The new builds can be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center, or as over-the-air updates for…

Apple may soon have some company in the trillion dollar club. Amazon is worth about $940 billion. Shares of Amazon popped 2% Monday to hit a new all-time high. The stock only needs to go up another 7% for the Jeff Bezos-led company to top a trillion dollar market valuation. Amazon (AMZN) is firing on…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpIvanka Trump condemns white nationalist rallies: There is no place for neo-Nazism in US Sunday shows preview: Virginia lawmakers talk Charlottesville, anniversary protests Poll: Trump disliked as strongly as Nixon before his resignation MORE will dine with Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday, according to a tweet he sent late Friday afternoon.…

By Stephen Silver Friday, August 10, 2018, 05:05 pm PT (08:05 pm ET) Less than four months after their April White House meeting, President Donald Trump tweeted that he and Apple CEO Tim Cook are set to dine together Friday night. President Trump announced on Twitter Friday that he was planning to have dinner…

If you want a clear sign that Apple is serious about eventually offering consumers a car, then look no further than Doug Field who has just rejoined the company after spending five years at Tesla. As Daring Fireball reports, Apple spokesperson Tom Neumayr confirmed that Field is indeed employed by Apple once again and he’s…

With iPhone launch season around the corner, we’re rounding up where to get the most money for your used device at leading buyback providers, such as Gazelle, BuyBack World and MyPhones Unlimited, with special coupons and exclusive trade-in bonus deals. As consumers await new iPhone models rumored to be announced next month, now is the…

Yesterday I asked Apple a simple question: Why did you ban Alex Jones/InfoWars’s podcasts but not the iOS app, which contains the same odious content and clearly defy the company’s own guidelines? No response from the usually-responsive Apple PR people. Apple gave a generic-sounding statement to BuzzFeed News that doesn’t seem to answer the question:…

If you happen to be a Verizon Unlimited customer or plan to switch to Verizon’s unlimited plans, you should make sure you take advantage of a hot new deal the carrier just unveiled. You’re getting six months of free Apple Music access, which is a great perk to have, even if Apple Music might not…

(Reuters) – Apple Inc said on Wednesday that an app belonging to popular conspiracy theorist Alex Jones remains in the company’s mobile App Store because it has not been found to be in violation of any content policies. FILE PHOTO: Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station…

Customers walk past an Apple logo inside of an Apple store at Grand Central Station in New York Thomson Reuters By Paresh Dave and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Apple Inc said on Wednesday that an app belonging to popular conspiracy theorist Alex Jones remains in the company’s mobile App Store because it has not been…

Apple does not plan to remove the Infowars app from the iOS App Store at this time, the company told BuzzFeed News this evening. Apple said that the Infowars app had not violated its App Store guidelines. “We strongly support all points of view being represented on the App Store, as long as the apps…

In a press release today, Verizon announced a new partnership with Apple that will allow it to offer subscribers of its Verizon Unlimited tier six free months of Apple Music. Verizon touts that this is just the beginning of its “exclusive” partnership with Apple… Sylvania HomeKit Light Strip The offer is open to both new…

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. For the past few months, as stories have broken about the myriad ways that companies like Facebook have shared user data with third parties, a new set of questions has arisen about just how invasive these companies are. Various hardware manufacturers…

Apple’s government affairs chief has written a letter defending the company’s practices on privacy and data collection, calling them “radically different” from the actions of other tech companies, like Facebook and Alphabet. In a letter dated Tuesday, Timothy Powderly, Apple’s director of federal government affairs, writes to Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the House…

Infowars Official, the app named after Alex Jones’ controversial radio talk show, has become the fourth most popular news app in the United States that’s currently available in the iOS App Store, according to public rankings. It was the 47th most popular just two days ago. The free app, which launched in June, streams live…

(Reuters) — Apple told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that its iPhones do not listen to users without their consent and do not allow third-party apps to do so either, after lawmakers asked the company if its devices were invading users’ privacy. Representatives Greg Walden, Marsha Blackburn, Gregg Harper and Robert Latta wrote to Apple’s chief…

The iconic company’s record value on Wall Street isn’t synonymous with the corporate values Americans once took for granted. Last week, Apple became the first American company to top $1 trillion in market valuation. This prompted much celebration in the media of the company that brought us the Mac and iPad, and revolutionized the smartphone.…

Apple appears to be working on another personalized playlist for Apple Music subscribers – this time, one that shows you what your friends are listening to on its service, as opposed to a personalized playlist filled with editorial or algorithmic recommendations. The new “Friends Mix” playlist includes 25 songs and is updated on Mondays, according…

Michael Dell (Dell Technologies) If the best revenge is living well, then Tim Cook is sticking it to everyone. Apple’s stock has passed another significant milestone, becoming the first company in history to top a market capitalisation of a trillion dollars, albeit briefly. That’s a one with 12 zeros but of course, it wasn’t always…

Slowly, and then all at once: That’s how the internet giants decided to end their relationships with Alex Jones, whose Infowars brand has peddled conspiracy theories and other forms of disinformation to large audiences for years. Since yesterday, Apple Podcasts, Facebook and YouTube — where the Alex Jones channel had more than 2.4 million subscribers…

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Top technology companies erased most of the posts and videos on their services from the internet’s most notorious conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, thrusting themselves into a fraught debate over their role in regulating what can be said online. Apple, Google, Facebook and Spotify severely restricted the reach of Mr. Jones and Infowars, his right-wing site…

Apple has issued the sixth betas of its milestone operating systems, with developers able to test new builds of macOS Mojave, iOS 12, tvOS 12, and watchOS 5 just one week after the release of the previous beta batch. The sixth betas can be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center by users enrolled into the…

Several big technology companies including Apple Inc. and YouTube removed links to content from the controversial far-right website Infowars, deepening the debate over how internet platforms should handle divisive or offensive content. Apple said it eliminated access to five Infowars podcasts, including “The Alex Jones Show,” from its directory over the weekend, saying they didn’t…

Alex Jones on Infowars. Alex Jones/YouTube Apple has scrubbed nearly all of Alex Jones’ Infowars podcasts from iTunes and its Podcast app. The company said it does not “tolerate hate speech,” adding that creators that violate its guidelines will be punished. Apple’s decision represents the most significant crackdown on Jones from a Silicon Valley giant.…

Mike Snider USA TODAY Published 1:43 p.m. UTC Aug 6, 2018 “The Alex Jones Show” and other content produced by the far-right site Infowars has been removed from Apple, Facebook and Spotify. Facebook said on Monday that four pages belonging to Jones were removed for violating the social network’s policy against hate speech. Also on Monday,…

UPDATED: Apple has taken down all episodes of five of Infowars’ six podcast series that had been available on iTunes, citing violations of its hate-speech rules. And early Monday, Facebook said it removed four pages run by Infowars founder Alex Jones for “repeatedly posting content over the past several days” targeting transgender people, Muslims and…

As Apple breaks the trillion-dollar valuation mark, which companies are likely to follow in its wake and what strategic elements and market forces did Apple leverage in its record-breaking valuation journey?

When Apple Inc. became the first U.S. company to be publicly valued at $1 trillion, Chief Executive Tim Cook sought to minimize the milestone. “It’s not the most important measure of our success,” Cook told Apple employees in an email last week. “Financial returns are simply the result of Apple’s innovation.” Apple’s AAPL, +0.29% …

Adam Shell USA TODAY Published 6:55 p.m. UTC Aug 5, 2018 Apple is the reigning king of Wall Street, the newest and only member of Wall Street’s $1 Trillion Stock Club. Who’s next? That’s the $1,000,000,000,000 question stock traders and 401(k) investors are pondering after the iPhone maker on Thursday became the first U.S. publicly traded…

It’s the dongle’s world, and we’re just livin’ in it.Image: lili sams/mashable By Rachel Kraus2018-08-04 14:37:07 UTC It looks like iPhone users will soon live in a dongle-less future. Or, at least a future in which audio jack dongles are no longer free. A Barclays research note viewed by MacRumors says that the new 2018…

By Andrew O’Hara Saturday, August 04, 2018, 07:43 am PT (10:43 am ET) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Apple’s chip supplier for the iPhone and iPad, had several factories go offline Friday after being the victim of a targeted computer virus. Several of TSMC’s factories have gone offline, following the infection of factory equipment. The…

Some pros have questioned the last few years of MacBook Pro. Why didn’t support 32GB of RAM? Where are all of the ports we need? In this year’s refresh of the 15-inch MacBook Pro ($2,399 to start, $3,199 as tested), Apple answered the first question, though the second remains unchanged. But with Intel’s 8th Gen…

Tech Review: Based on a global road test from New York to Los Angeles and Tokyo to Paris, these were the best of roughly a dozen new laptop options — all standing out for their excellent portability, keyboard comfort, battery life, and computing power. Is the world’s best travel laptop dead? Ten years after Steve…

Totally wireless headphones have become popular lately, and one of the best-known pairs is Apple’s AirPods. Right now you can get a nice deal on them. Amazon is now discounting Apple’s AirPods. Not only is this notable because we don’t often see deals on AirPods, but the price is lower than what Apple is currently…

This week’s Apple Loop includes an important new feature in the new iPhone X, the risky choice of LCD for the iPhone 9, Apple’s quarterly numbers, what’s next for the iPad Pro, changes to the Apple Store’s affiliate scheme, and why Apple needs to ‘Think Diffe…

Apple hit a market cap of $1 trillion on Thursday, becoming the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach the historic record. “Steve founded Apple on the belief that the power of human creativity can solve even the biggest challenges — and that the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the…

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NEW YORK — The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose in afternoon trading on Thursday, driven by Apple shares as the iPhone maker became the first publicly traded U.S. company worth a trillion dollars. Apple Inc extended its post-earnings rally, advancing 3.2 percent and crossing the trillion-dollar market value threshold. “They get the blue ribbon,” said…

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock made headlines today by becoming the first public company in history to achieve a market cap of $1 trillion, beating out would-be contenders like Amazon.com, Alphabet, and Microsoft. In order to reach this level, Apple has gained nearly 20% so far in 2018 after a 46% gain last year. While it…

Enlarge / The note sent to affiliate program members letting them know a major source of revenue will be going away. Apple is shutting down an App Store affiliate program that shared a small percentage of revenue generated by third-party links to purchase apps or in-app content. The move will likely have an outsized impact…

This deal is only for the Space Gray/black-band version of the Apple Watch Nike+ Series 3. Apple Regular readers know that my smartwatch of choice right now is the Amazfit Bip, which continues to sell for around $80. I like it primarily for time-telling and notifications, but as a fitness tracker it offers features like…

Apple has been performing incredibly well on the stock market for the past few days (NASDAQ:AAPL). While Yahoo Finance says that Apple is now worth over $1 trillion, this hasn’t yet happened. The company sent a filing to the SEC with an updated share count. While everyone thought the magic number was $203.45, it was…

Apple generally releases its “bad” news late in the day, and its latest such announcement is particularly unfortunate: Effective October 1, it will stop paying publishers affiliate commissions for both apps and in-app purchases from its App Stores, a move that independent app reviewers believe will kill their sites. The company announced the decision in…

Apple’s mobile payment system Apple Pay, which lets you pay for items using your iPhone, is slowly becoming more widespread. But its rollout has been hindered by the lack of acceptance at major chains. That’s about to change, because CVS and 7-Eleven are finally on board. You’ll finally be able to pay for snacks, prescriptions…